All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 20 2014 // Austin-based workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., recently awarded a dividend of $62,147 to the Texas Construction Supply safety group.Texas Mutual said the dividend was earned based on the...
Nov 20 2014 // Eastern Insurance Group in Natick, Massachusetts, has hired William Lemos as senior vice president and manager of its construction practice.At Eastern Insurance Group, Lemos will provide oversight and direction as it...
Nov 18 2014 // The Construction Services Group of Aon Risk Solutions has a new web-based tool to help clients navigate the risk challenges of pursuing work in multiple geographies.The Construction Risk Portal is a single website that...
Nov 17 2014 // Some 991,000 total housing starts are forecast for 2014. That’s up 6.6 percent from 930,000 units last year. – National Association of Home Builders Single-family housing production is expected to rise 26 percent...
Nov 17 2014 // With its aging infrastructure, growing population and successful bids for mega-sports events like the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, Latin America is offering the construction industry billions of dollars of opportunities...
Nov 12 2014 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that Allied World Europe has appointed Roman Beerli, Vice President, Onshore Construction. He will be responsible for underwriting onshore construction projects...
Nov 10 2014 // The Washington Department of Labor & Industries cited two employers for violations that exposed workers to asbestos during the demolition of a Seattle apartment building.An L&I investigation into the Seattle...
Nov 3 2014 // ACE Group announced that it is now providing insurance brokers, contractors and construction industry clients with access to its ACE Worldview online platform, an enhancement to traditional insurance policy management...
Nov 3 2014 // Architects and engineers are high-risk professions. A small error within their designs can potentially lead to construction delays, significant losses and an array of other costly lawsuits. Purchasing professional...
Oct 31 2014 // The Leflore County Board of Supervisors has adopted the 2012 International Building Code, which means new construction will have to adhere to a set of uniform standards.Under a new state law, Mississippi counties have a...
Oct 24 2014 // A survey finds that many Kansas contractors are having trouble filling skilled jobs in the construction industry.Ninety percent of the 20 Kansas firms that responded to an Associated General Contractors survey said...
Oct 10 2014 // Federal workplace safety regulators say a Manchester, Connecticut-based construction company faces fines of more than $100,000 for a series of violations of workplace safety and health standards.The Occupational Safety and...
Oct 6 2014 // Just as the construction industry’s multifamily sector grows post-recession – creating a spike in retailer brokers’ demand for builder’s risk insurance – massive fires at construction sites have...
Oct 6 2014 // Last month marked the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Ivan, one of the costliest tropical storms to ever hit the U.S. Ivan came ashore near Gulf Shores, Alabama, on Sept. 16, 2004, as a Category 3 storm. The storm also...
Sep 25 2014 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that a Travis County district court sentenced Anthony Stokes and Mario Williams of Little Elm, Texas, for workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Stokes and Williams were...
Sep 22 2014 // Home renovations are in high gear these days, thanks to low interest rates on second mortgages and bank loans. But, the construction process itself is typically fraught with anxiety, given longer-than-expected timeframes...
Sep 22 2014 // In 2013, there were 493 fatal occupational injuries in Texas, an 8 percent decrease from 536 in 2012, the Texas Department of Insurance reported.The figures are based on preliminary data released release by the U.S....
Sep 18 2014 // This week marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Ivan, one of the costliest tropical storms to ever hit the U.S. Ivan came ashore near Gulf Shores, Alabama, on Sept. 16, 2004, as a Category 3 storm. The storm also...
Sep 16 2014 // Global insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Group Holdings has appointed Scott Hull as executive vice president and head of Surety. Hull will be responsible for directing surety operations across Willis’ platform,...
Sep 11 2014 // In 2013, there were 493 fatal occupational injuries in Texas, an 8 percent decrease from 536 in 2012, the Texas Department of Insurance reported.The figures are based on preliminary data released release by the U.S....